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School: Clochar na Trócaire (Maothal) (roll number 13770)

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Mohill, Co. Leitrim
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An tSr. Mícheal le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0216, Page 184

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    7. If goats come down a hill in the evening, it is a sure sign of a storm.
    8. If the seagulls fly low, it is the sign fo a storm also.
    1. If a cock crows at night it is the sign of bad luck.
    2. If you break a looking glass you will have seven years bad luck
    1. If the robin comes in the door it is the sign of good luck.
    2. If you fall in the graveyard, you will be dead this time next year.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aileen Gordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Treanmore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Gordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Treanmore, Co. Leitrim